Stealth Startup Spy #221
Ex-2U CRO & data leader launches an AI-powered platform for business growth, Ex-Robinhood Head of Agentic AI reimagines software dev, & Harvard MBA/Meta alum builds AI-driven DevOps automation
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-2U CRO & data science leader launches an AI-powered analyst to drive business growth
Former Head of Agentic AI at Robinhood is transforming software development with AI-driven creativity
Harvard MBA & Meta alum is developing an AI-driven system for DevOps automation
Ex-Palantir & defense tech leader is building AI-powered military simulations for strategic planning
Founder of ChannelAdvisor & e-commerce veteran leverages agentic tech to tackle e-commerce’s toughest challenges
And more…
Now let’s shine the spotlight… 💡💡💡
🕵️♂️Founders Coming Out of Stealth
Real-time updates from founders who debut what they’ve been working on under stealth mode
Harsha Mokkarala - Founder and CEO at e:cue
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#180
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Data Scientist, Chief Marketing Officer at 2U (10 year, 7 month tenure from $20M ARR to IPO); Ex-Senior Director, Online Marketing Strategy at Capital One
e:cue - Powered by AI, e:cue's data science seamlessly embeds into your organization helping you find the answers needed for measurable growth—right on Cue.
HQ: Bethesda, MD United States
Industry: AI Data Infrastructure | Team Size: 6
Key Team Members:
Abdel Alfahham (Ex-Software Engineer at Grata, Ex-Data Engineer at KoBold Metals, Researcher at UPenn)
Jeffrey Partyka (Ex-Principal Data Science Engineer at Xactly Corp, Research and Development Manager at Infor, Ex-Data Scientist at Raytheon, PhD in Computer Science)
Lauren Freundlich (Ex-Head of Consumer Brand at edX, Ex-Vice President of Corporate Brand at 2U, 10+ years in CPG/Retail Marketing)
Belén Marquina-Barrientos (Ex-Vice President/General Manager at 2U, Ex-Program Director at 2U, M.A. in International Relations)
Key Investors: Ardent Venture Partners
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Scot Wingo - Co-Founder & CEO at ReFiBuy.ai
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Founder and ex-CEO of ChannelAdvisor (IPO 2013), ex-CEO at Get Spiffy, ex-GM at AuctionRover.com (sold to Goto.Com/Overture - now part of Yahoo!)
Connect on: LinkedIn
ReFiBuy leverages the power of agentic technology to solve some of the hardest problems in e-commerce.
HQ: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Industry: Retail | Team Size: 6
Co-Founders:
Derek Conlin (Ex-global sales, partnerships, and strategy lead at ChannelAdvisor, Walmart, and Rithum)
Cameron Bowe (Ex-Principal Engineer at Rithum, ex-Director, Engineering at ChannelAdvisor)
James Frawley (Ex-VP of Engineering at MikMak, ex-Software Engineer at ChannelAdvisor)
Latest Funding: $1.7M Pre-Seed Round on 3/15/2025
Key Investors: G20 Ventures, Knoll Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Robbie Allen
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Brian Hamilton - Co-Founder & CEO at Sandtable
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder and CTO at Intraloop, ex-CTO at BRAVO SIERRA, ex-Head of Product at Improbable, ex-Product Lead at Palantir Technologies
Connect on: LinkedIn
Sandtable is a defense tech company enabling allied warfighters with simulation-driven military planning, delivering optimized, resilient strategies for future conflicts.
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Key Investors: Quiet Capital, Silent Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 3 months
Jacob Sansbury - Founder at Spawn
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#194
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Agentic AI at Robinhood, Co-founder & CEO at Pluto (Sold to Robinhood), NVIDIA Technical Lead, ex-Bridgewater
Connect on: LinkedIn or Twitter
Spawn is redefining software development by transforming it into a creative exploration, where AI eliminates the need for traditional coding.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
David Tuttle - Co-Founder & CEO at Rune Technologies
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Capabilities Lead, C4 Systems at Anduril Industries, ex-Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) officer, ex-Investment Banking at Citi
Connect on: LinkedIn
Rune aims to revolutionize the status quo through the deployment of AI-enabled predictive logistics solutions.
HQ: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing | Team Size: 11
Co-Founder: Peter Goldsborough (Ex-Chief Engineer, Army C2 at Anduril Industries, ex-AI Researcher at Facebook, ex-Google - featured in SSS#149)
Latest Funding: $6.2M Seed Round 2/26/2025
Key Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, XYZ Venture Capital, Point72 Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Adam White - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-President & COO at Bakkt, ex-Vice President & General Manager at Coinbase, ex-United States Air Force, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 3 months
Enrico Foschi - Founder & CTO at Stealth
Building a meal planning and grocery management platform
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Meta, ex-Director of Engineering at Delivery Hero, ex-Director of Engineering at OLX Group
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Amr Elnahla - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product Officer at Landing, ex-VP of Product, Data & Design at Getaround
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 years
Kenny Chen - Founder at Stealth
Building an AI-driven system for DevOps automation.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer, ML at Meta, ex-Senior ML Engineer at EliseAI (formerly MeetElise), ex-ML Engineer at Arthur, ex-Bloomberg LP, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Shahab Mousavi - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Doctoral Researcher at Stanford University, ex-Head Teaching Assistant at Stanford University Department of Computer Science, Stanford MS in Computer Science
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Stanford, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
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